Fred Allen
Fred Allen

Imitation is the sincerest form of television.

Fred Allen
Fred Allen

A human being is nothing but a story with skin around it.

Fred Allen
Fred Allen

I like long walks, especially when they're taken by people who annoy me.

Fred Allen
Fred Allen

California's a wonderful place to live - if you happen to be an orange.

Fred Allen
Fred Allen

A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become known, then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized

Fred Allen
Fred Allen

I'm a little hoarse tonight. I've been living in Chicago for the past two months, and you know how it is, yelling for help on the way home every night. Things are so tough in Chicago that at Easter time, for bunnies the little kids use porcupines.

Fred Allen
Fred Allen

I have just returned from Boston. It is the only thing to do if you find yourself up there.

Fred Allen
Fred Allen

A good comedian can say things funny and other guys just say funny things.

Fred Allen
Fred Allen

Sullivan will be successful as long as other people have talent.

Fred Allen
Fred Allen

What does Sullivan do? He points at people. Rub meat on actors and dogs will do the same thing.

Fred Allen
Fred Allen

A molehill man is a pseudo-busy executive who comes to work at 9 am and finds a molehill on his desk. He has until 5 pm to make this molehill into a mountain. An accomplished molehill man will often have his mountain finished even before lunch.

Fred Allen
Fred Allen

All the sincerity in Hollywood you could stuff in a flea's navel and still have room left to conceal eight caraway seeds and an agent's heart.

Fred Allen
Fred Allen

Eine Berühmtheit ist ein Mensch, der sein ganzes Leben hindurch schwer gearbeitet hat, um bekannt zu werden, und der dann eine dunkle Brille trägt, damit ihn niemand erkennt.